Residential Childcare Worker

_**Enhance the lives of our young people and allow them to flourish**_

**Haresfield** is a specialist residential home just outside of Chippenham for young people aged eight to eighteen, with learning disabilities, complex needs, and behaviours that may challenge.

Check out our company page to see what our support workers say about **Autonomy Care Group.**

**Join us and you can expect**:

- Starting rate (new to care) £10 per hour
- Level 3 qualified £10.15
- Bank Holiday £15 - £15.20 per hour
- Holiday top-up payments made for regular overtime (T&C's)
- Free meal provided on shift (when young people are in the service)
- Paid break

**Benefits**
- £300 welcome bonus (T&C's can be found on our website)
- Receive up to £300 for Employee Referrals
- Access to blue light card discounts
- Long service awards
- Employee of the month awards
- 24-hour confidential employee advice line
- Full Time Mental Health First Aiders who are there for you when you need them

**Shifts**
- This a part-time weekend position
- Day shifts term time weekdays 7am - 11am
- Afternoon shifts term time weekdays 2.00pm - 9.30pm
- Day shifts school holidays and weekends 7am - 2.00pm
- Afternoon shifts school holidays and weekends 2.00 pm - 9.30pm

**Training and Development**
- Funded apprenticeships and diplomas
- Accredited Positive Behaviour Management Training
- All employees are required to attain level 3 diploma for residential care within 2 years of their start date. This can be completed as an apprenticeship which can be funded by us through our Autonomy Academy.
- Mandatory Training Provided

**Job description**
- Socialising with our young people and creating fun and engaging activities and home events
- Cooking and support in the kitchen during mealtimes
- Assisting with fantastic days out with our young people
- Assisting with personal care
- Complete relevant documentation

**About you**

**You will**:

- Have experience working with children and young people or adults with complex needs and behaviours that challenge
- Hold a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle
- Live within a 20-mile radius of Chippenham, Wiltshire

**We are looking for people who are**:

- Caring and respectful enabling the people we support to have a high quality of life and make their own decisions
- Flexible and adaptable will to go the extra mile to make a positive difference to someone’s life
- Enthusiastic with excellent communication skills committed to developing positive working relationships

**Safeguarding Commitment**

We are committed to the safety and well-being of the individuals who use our services and promote safer recruitment practices.

**Equal Opportunities Statement**

We are a disability confident employer

We are a mental health at work committed employer

Residential Child Care Worker / Child Support Worker / Care Assistant / Care Worker / Carer / HCA / Community Care Worker / Domiciliary Care Worker / Health Care Assistant / Home Care Support Worker

**Salary**: £10.00-£10.15 per hour

Schedule:

- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person